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Week
9/10
Figure It Out
ACTING OUT
THE PROBLEM
cting a word problem is one strategy to solve it. You may act out a
word problem alone or with your friends. You may play with them
Aas actors or use tokens or chips to represent people or objects in the
problem. This can help you understand a problem better and solve it more
easily.
Solve the following problems by acting each one:
1. Jessica’s mother noticed that there is a long line at the counter in the
supermarket. She wanted to get one more item so she asked Jessica to fall
in line. After a few minutes, Jessica's mother joined her in line. If they are
14th from the front and third from the back, how many people are now
in line?
60
